Police: Man with crack pipe arrested at Brookside Avenue School

CRANFORD — On Feb. 14 at the Brookside Avenue School parking lot, Officer Spencer Durkin of the Cranford Police Department arrested a man and charged him with having a crack pipe.

According to the police report, Spencer responded to a call about two suspicious individuals on the property of Brookside Avenue School. When Durkin arrived he saw Salvatore Tortrello, 23, of Garwood walking with another person in the schools parking lot. Durkin investigated the scene and located a suspected crack pipe. Tortrello was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia. Tortrello was released with pending Cranford Municipal Court proceedings.